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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: dante on Fri, 03 January 2014, 13:52:14
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Model-M-clicky-keyboard-expertly-cleaned-bolt-modded-active-USB-converter-/291049422207
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One of these was posted a little while back. It sold for quite a bit less than it was worth after parts/labor, so it makes sense that the seller has gone with a Buy It Now that he'd be happy with…
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$189 US for a 1992 Model M?? (plus $44.70 shipping to Canada!)
That's insane. I paid $4 for a 1991 Model M in the same condition. (possibly better condition)
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$189 US for a 1992 Model M?? (plus $44.70 shipping to Canada!)
That's insane. I paid $4 for a 1991 Model M in the same condition. (possibly better condition)
You paid $4 for a professionally cleaned, refurbished, and bolt modded Model M?
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$189 US for a 1992 Model M?? (plus $44.70 shipping to Canada!)
That's insane. I paid $4 for a 1991 Model M in the same condition. (possibly better condition)
You paid $4 for a professionally cleaned, refurbished, and bolt modded Model M?
If you would read his quote, it clearly says same condition.
(http://i.imgur.com/6gfoQoI.jpg)
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$189 US for a 1992 Model M?? (plus $44.70 shipping to Canada!)
That's insane. I paid $4 for a 1991 Model M in the same condition. (possibly better condition)
You paid $4 for a professionally cleaned, refurbished, and bolt modded Model M?
I paid $4 for a Model M that was spotlessly clean (I disassembled to check), needed no work and had no broken rivets. I'd actually consider that better than "refurbished".
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$189 US for a 1992 Model M?? (plus $44.70 shipping to Canada!)
That's insane. I paid $4 for a 1991 Model M in the same condition. (possibly better condition)
You paid $4 for a professionally cleaned, refurbished, and bolt modded Model M?
I paid $4 for a Model M that was spotlessly clean (I disassembled to check), needed no work and had no broken rivets. I'd actually consider that better than "refurbished".
It's all up to opinion. There was a lot of time and effort put into the listed keyboard. The bolt mod supposedly makes them feel sturdier (it definitely does if the board had missing rivets). The bolt mod also ensures that it won't ever have the be serviced because of broken rivets, and not much else goes wrong with an M.
It's not worth $189 to you, but it might be to someone else. Look at clickykeyboards.com. They have ordinary Model Ms for $95. That's more than Unicomp, just because they are clean and assured working. If a cleaning is worth $91 ($95 - your $4 purchase), why wouldn't a bolt mod be worth $100?
Obviously, $91 is high for a cleaning, but the more reasonable price of $65 ($95 - $30, still decent price for an M), is still quite a lot. A bolt mod requires a lot more effort than a cleaning and if done for you, it removes the possibility that you could mess it up, plus you don't have to spend a few hours to do it.
Why do you pay a contractor to spiff up your house? Why do you pay a repair shop to fix you car/computer/or other gadget? Why do people pay for cleaning services for their homes? Time, effort, and skill. If you don't have the time/effort/skills to do a job, you pay someone else to do it.
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Ebay will gig 1avidcollector for about $20 on this transaction, and I suspect that he might discount a direct sale by something like that amount.
And just because someone got an amazing bargain at one time does not mean that anybody else should expect to be so lucky.
1avidcollector is going to be an ongoing sure source of top-shelf modded and rehabbed Model Ms.
For somebody who really cares about a Model M, but does not have the time or skill to work on it himself, this price is not out of line with mid-high-end modern commercial keyboards such as Filco.
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The funny part is nobody would be questioning the price if it was an SSK. Some how it's got an number pad and all of a sudden 'oh noes! too much money!'
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$189 US for a 1992 Model M?? (plus $44.70 shipping to Canada!)
That's insane. I paid $4 for a 1991 Model M in the same condition. (possibly better condition)
you lucked out big time!!! this one is bolt moded and cleaned, ever tried to bolt mod one? I will assume not. Don't be like that men, $5 for Model M just shows how much you lucked out and that your.... well cheap person? Yea one thing is getting a good deal, but in your case, its one in a million for someone to snatch model M for $5....
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I offer you $8 for that M
You can now sell it to me for a cool 100% profit!
$189 US for a 1992 Model M?? (plus $44.70 shipping to Canada!)
That's insane. I paid $4 for a 1991 Model M in the same condition. (possibly better condition)
You paid $4 for a professionally cleaned, refurbished, and bolt modded Model M?
I paid $4 for a Model M that was spotlessly clean (I disassembled to check), needed no work and had no broken rivets. I'd actually consider that better than "refurbished".
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The funny part is nobody would be questioning the price if it was an SSK. Some how it's got an number pad and all of a sudden 'oh noes! too much money!'
or the fact that ssk's dont pop up as often as full size model m's?
nah, that can't be it.
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$189 US for a 1992 Model M?? (plus $44.70 shipping to Canada!)
That's insane. I paid $4 for a 1991 Model M in the same condition. (possibly better condition)
You paid $4 for a professionally cleaned, refurbished, and bolt modded Model M?
I paid $4 for a Model M that was spotlessly clean (I disassembled to check), needed no work and had no broken rivets. I'd actually consider that better than "refurbished".
Allow me one-up you. The first model M I owned was kept in flawless condition (it had under 100 hours of use as our home computer KB for a short time in the early 1990's). I bolt modded it and then gave away for free on this forum.
He got a better deal than all y'all.
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$189 US for a 1992 Model M?? (plus $44.70 shipping to Canada!)
That's insane. I paid $4 for a 1991 Model M in the same condition. (possibly better condition)
You paid $4 for a professionally cleaned, refurbished, and bolt modded Model M?
I paid $4 for a Model M that was spotlessly clean (I disassembled to check), needed no work and had no broken rivets. I'd actually consider that better than "refurbished".
Allow me one-up you. The first model M I owned was kept in flawless condition (it had under 100 hours of use as our home computer KB for a short time in the early 1990's). I bolt modded it and then gave away for free on this forum.
He got a better deal than all y'all.
Bolt modded Model M's are free. This listing is a rip-off.
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No, it just means Dorkvader is a philanthropist.
$189 US for a 1992 Model M?? (plus $44.70 shipping to Canada!)
That's insane. I paid $4 for a 1991 Model M in the same condition. (possibly better condition)
You paid $4 for a professionally cleaned, refurbished, and bolt modded Model M?
I paid $4 for a Model M that was spotlessly clean (I disassembled to check), needed no work and had no broken rivets. I'd actually consider that better than "refurbished".
Allow me one-up you. The first model M I owned was kept in flawless condition (it had under 100 hours of use as our home computer KB for a short time in the early 1990's). I bolt modded it and then gave away for free on this forum.
He got a better deal than all y'all.
Bolt modded Model M's are free. This listing is a rip-off.
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No, it just means Dorkvader is a philanthropist.
$189 US for a 1992 Model M?? (plus $44.70 shipping to Canada!)
That's insane. I paid $4 for a 1991 Model M in the same condition. (possibly better condition)
You paid $4 for a professionally cleaned, refurbished, and bolt modded Model M?
I paid $4 for a Model M that was spotlessly clean (I disassembled to check), needed no work and had no broken rivets. I'd actually consider that better than "refurbished".
Allow me one-up you. The first model M I owned was kept in flawless condition (it had under 100 hours of use as our home computer KB for a short time in the early 1990's). I bolt modded it and then gave away for free on this forum.
He got a better deal than all y'all.
Bolt modded Model M's are free. This listing is a rip-off.
that went over your head
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The thing sold for that price. Solid.
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Can you please stop top posting? It's driving me nuts. It's like shell-shock flashbacks to usenet.
No, it just means Dorkvader is a philanthropist.
$189 US for a 1992 Model M?? (plus $44.70 shipping to Canada!)
That's insane. I paid $4 for a 1991 Model M in the same condition. (possibly better condition)
You paid $4 for a professionally cleaned, refurbished, and bolt modded Model M?
I paid $4 for a Model M that was spotlessly clean (I disassembled to check), needed no work and had no broken rivets. I'd actually consider that better than "refurbished".
Allow me one-up you. The first model M I owned was kept in flawless condition (it had under 100 hours of use as our home computer KB for a short time in the early 1990's). I bolt modded it and then gave away for free on this forum.
He got a better deal than all y'all.
Bolt modded Model M's are free. This listing is a rip-off.
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Bolt modded Model M's are free. This listing is a rip-off.
Free bolt modded Model M's are a rip off. I should be paid to take one. ;)
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INB4 some noob asks about usenet
Can you please stop top posting? It's driving me nuts. It's like shell-shock flashbacks to usenet.
No, it just means Dorkvader is a philanthropist.
$189 US for a 1992 Model M?? (plus $44.70 shipping to Canada!)
That's insane. I paid $4 for a 1991 Model M in the same condition. (possibly better condition)
You paid $4 for a professionally cleaned, refurbished, and bolt modded Model M?
I paid $4 for a Model M that was spotlessly clean (I disassembled to check), needed no work and had no broken rivets. I'd actually consider that better than "refurbished".
Allow me one-up you. The first model M I owned was kept in flawless condition (it had under 100 hours of use as our home computer KB for a short time in the early 1990's). I bolt modded it and then gave away for free on this forum.
He got a better deal than all y'all.
Bolt modded Model M's are free. This listing is a rip-off.
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INB4 some noob asks about usenet
alt.freemarket.haters
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usenet, what is that? is that any relationship to the Terminator in the future? ;D